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Figurine and copper axe
Object Number 2004.29.2838
Display Title Figurine and copper axe
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Wisconsin. / Axe is of copper."; printed on photograph: "Found near Plainfield Wis. / Write D.E. Barker. "
Keywords
  • Effigy
  • Archaeological
  • Manufacture and General Utility
Subject
  • Head
  • Axe
  • Effigy
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Great Lakes
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Wisconsin
Additional Geographic Terms Plainfield, near
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 7.62 x 12.7 cm (3 x 5 in.)

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